This week, we got hit by a Thunderbolt, which instantly electrified the part of our brain that comes up with storm-related metaphors. Strap yourselves in, readers. It's the lightning-fast Crave week in review!

Thunderbolt promises, um, lightning-fast speeds.

&149' We got our hands on the new MacBook Pros featuring Intel's said high-speed data transfer tech.

&149' Robonaut 2 finally made it into space...

&149'...while here on earth, its fellow humanoids ran a marathon.

&149' Does the Xoom live up to the hype We dove in.

&149' Secret CIA spy gadgets uncovered!

&149' Need a new ear Grow one on your 3D printer.

&149' A test: Netflix streaming on the iPad via Verizon iPhone 4.

&149' Can anything this year best the 2008 Pioneer Kuro

&149' Kindle ad suggests the paper book is dead.

&149' Gears of War 3 got a global landing date.

&149' The iPad 2 event's just around the corner. And you know what that means...rumors!

Got a rumor for us, iPad 2-related or otherwise We like facts too, of course. Send them to us at crave at cnet dot com.